diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_tag_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_tag_driver.rb
index a06bee77c0..bc2f6c0ce1 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_tag_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_tag_driver.rb
@@ -38,34 +38,6 @@ class VLANTagDriver < VNMMAD::VLANDriver
         super(vm, XPATH_FILTER, deploy_id, hypervisor)
     end
 
-    ############################################################################
-    # Activate the driver and creates bridges and tags devices as needed.
-    ############################################################################
-    def activate
-        lock
-
-        vm_id   =  @vm['ID']
-        options = Hash.new
-
-        process do |nic|
-
-            options.clear
-
-            options[:bridge]  = nic[:bridge]
-            options[:phydev]  = nic[:phydev]
-            options[:vlan_id] = nic[:vlan_id]
-            options[:network_id] = nic[:network_id]
-
-            return if options[:phydev].nil?
-
-            set_up_vlan(options)
-        end
-
-        unlock
-
-        return 0
-    end
-
     ############################################################################
     # This function creates and activate a VLAN device
     ############################################################################
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vlan.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vlan.rb
index 0336f72b9c..0a2f20e951 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vlan.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vlan.rb
@@ -31,17 +31,29 @@ module VNMMAD
             unlock
         end
 
-        # This function needs to be implemented by any VLAN driver to
-        # create the VLAN device. The device MUST be set up by this function
-        # Options is a driver specific hash. It includes
-        #   :vlan_dev the name for the VLAN device
-        #   :phydev Physical Device to bind the VLAN traffic to
-        #   :vlan_id the VLAN ID
-        #   : additional driver specific parameters
-        def create_vlan_dev(options)
-            OpenNebula.log_error("create_vlan_dev function not implemented.")
+        # Activate the driver and creates bridges and tags devices as needed.
+        def activate
+            lock
 
-            exit -1
+            options = Hash.new
+
+            process do |nic|
+
+                options.clear
+
+                options[:bridge]  = nic[:bridge]
+                options[:phydev]  = nic[:phydev]
+                options[:vlan_id] = nic[:vlan_id]
+                options[:network_id] = nic[:network_id]
+
+                return if options[:phydev].nil?
+
+                set_up_vlan(options)
+            end
+
+            unlock
+
+            return 0
         end
 
         # Set ups the VLAN for the VMs. 
@@ -68,7 +80,20 @@ module VNMMAD
 
             @bridges[options[:bridge]] << options[:vlan_dev]
         end
-    
+
+        # This function needs to be implemented by any VLAN driver to
+        # create the VLAN device. The device MUST be set up by this function
+        # Options is a driver specific hash. It includes
+        #   :vlan_dev the name for the VLAN device
+        #   :phydev Physical Device to bind the VLAN traffic to
+        #   :vlan_id the VLAN ID
+        #   : additional driver specific parameters
+        def create_vlan_dev(options)
+            OpenNebula.log_error("create_vlan_dev function not implemented.")
+
+            exit -1
+        end
+            
     private
         # Creates a bridge if it does not exists, and brings it up. 
         # This function IS FINAL, exits if action cannot be completed
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/vxlan/vxlan_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/vxlan/vxlan_driver.rb
index 7dda6b0bf3..c145db4726 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/vxlan/vxlan_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/vxlan/vxlan_driver.rb
@@ -38,33 +38,6 @@ class VXLANDriver < VNMMAD::VLANDriver
         super(vm, XPATH_FILTER, deploy_id, hypervisor)
     end
 
-    ############################################################################
-    # Activate the driver and creates bridges and tags devices as needed.
-    ############################################################################
-    def activate
-        lock
-
-        options = Hash.new
-
-        process do |nic|
-
-            options.clear
-
-            options[:bridge]  = nic[:bridge]
-            options[:phydev]  = nic[:phydev]
-            options[:vlan_id] = nic[:vlan_id]
-            options[:network_id] = nic[:network_id]
-
-            return if options[:phydev].nil?
-
-            set_up_vlan(options)
-        end
-
-        unlock
-
-        return 0
-    end
-
     ############################################################################
     # This function creates and activate a VLAN device
     ############################################################################